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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentUpdated May 19, 2026How this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

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We filtered the 47 games similar to Pac-Man 256 down to the 22 that fit the “Co-op” category. Rhythm Doctor, The Beatles: Rock Band and Tricky Towers top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Pac-Man 256.

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GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

Tags

CasualSoloMultiplayer

Year 2015Dev Hipster Whale

Stores

Steam ↗Xbox ↗PS ↗

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Within the “Co-op” category, the closest game to Pac-Man 256 is Rhythm Doctor — scoring 72/100 on our similarity scale. The Beatles: Rock Band and Tricky Towers follow close behind.

#1Rhythm Doctor72 #2The Beatles: Rock Band65 #3Tricky Towers60 #4The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures60 #5Rock Band 257

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The best co-op games like Pac-Man 256

22 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Pac-Man 256. Each one has been evaluated across 12 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

#1Rhythm DoctorClosest overall match

72

Rhythm Doctor

GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloMultiplayerCo-opOfflineMeleeCasualPixel ArtFree to Play

Steam👍 98%· 26KRAWG👍 82%· 26IGDB93· 1

Year 2025Dev 7th Beat Games · indienovaPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

✓ If you enjoyed Pac-Man 256, expect puzzle design, vibe casual and melee combat

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and cozy, relaxing feel, while skipping roguelike runs

Save lives with your spacebar! Rhythm Doctor is a rhythm game in a world where defibrillating patients' hearts in sync with their heartbeats has healing properties. Slam your spacebar in perfect time on the 7th beat, and they might just come out okay.

Where it drifts furthest from Pac-Man 256: tone.

Released 10 years after Pac-Man 256.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals51Tone46

#2The Beatles: Rock BandClosest on tone

65

The Beatles: Rock Band

GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

OfflineSoloMultiplayerCo-opCasual

IGDB88· 7

Year 2009Dev Harmonix Music Systems · MTV GamesOn PlayStation 3

✓ Nearly identical: puzzle design, vibe casual and offline.

≠ Missing: roguelike runs.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100

#3Tricky Towers

60

Tricky Towers

GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

MultiplayerOfflineSoloCo-opCasual

Steam👍 90%· 16KIGDB68· 7OC72· 29

Year 2016Dev WeirdBeardOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Shared with Pac-Man 256: puzzle design, vibe casual and multiplayer gameplay

≠ Where it differs: brings online features, PvP competition and visual 2d, while skipping roguelike runs

Where it drifts furthest from Pac-Man 256: visuals.

Genre100Tone100Game mode71Visuals0

Steam PS Nintendo

#4The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures

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The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures

GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloMultiplayerCo-opOfflineMeleeIsometric

IGDB85· 2

Year 2004Dev Nintendo EAD Software Development Group No.3 · Nintendo

✓ Like Pac-Man 256, it's known for puzzle design, melee combat and single-player focus

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, dark, oppressive atmosphere and ranged combat, while skipping roguelike runs

Where it drifts furthest from Pac-Man 256: tone.

It predates Pac-Man 256 by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Combat68Visuals60Tone0

57

Rock Band 2

GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

OfflineSoloMultiplayerCo-op

IGDB93· 7

Year 2008Dev Harmonix Music Systems · MTV GamesOn PlayStation 3

✓ Nearly identical: puzzle design, offline and single-player focus.

≠ Missing: roguelike runs.

#6Guitar Hero II

57

Guitar Hero II

GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

OfflineSoloMultiplayerCo-op

IGDB92· 5

Year 2006Dev Harmonix Music Systems · Activision

✓ Nearly identical: puzzle design, offline and single-player focus.

≠ Missing: roguelike runs.

It predates Pac-Man 256 by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

#7Guitar Hero: Metallica

57

Guitar Hero: Metallica

GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

OfflineSoloMultiplayerCo-op

IGDB90· 2

Year 2009Dev Neversoft Entertainment · ActivisionOn PlayStation 3

✓ Nearly identical: puzzle design, offline and single-player focus.

≠ Missing: roguelike runs.

#8Guitar Hero World Tour

57

Guitar Hero World Tour

GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

OfflineSoloMultiplayerCo-op

IGDB83· 4

Year 2008Dev Neversoft Entertainment · ActivisionOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Mac

✓ Nearly identical: puzzle design, offline and single-player focus.

≠ Missing: roguelike runs.

#9Guitar Hero 5

57

Guitar Hero 5

GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

OfflineSoloMultiplayerCo-op

IGDB81· 5

Year 2009Dev Neversoft Entertainment · ActivisionOn PlayStation 3

✓ Nearly identical: puzzle design, offline and single-player focus.

≠ Missing: roguelike runs.

#10Guitar Hero: Aerosmith

57

Guitar Hero: Aerosmith

GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

OfflineSoloMultiplayerCo-op

IGDB64· 6

Year 2008Dev Neversoft Entertainment · ActivisionOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Mac

✓ Nearly identical: puzzle design, offline and single-player focus.

≠ Missing: roguelike runs.

#11Tetris Effect: Connected

57

Tetris Effect: Connected

GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloMultiplayerCo-opOfflineCasual

Steam👍 95%· 8.8KIGDB89· 10OC89· 67

Year 2020Dev Monstars · EnhanceOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ If you enjoyed Pac-Man 256, expect puzzle design, vibe casual and single-player focus

≠ Its own twist: competitive edge, strong narrative focus and setting scifi, while skipping roguelike runs

Where it drifts furthest from Pac-Man 256: visuals and tone.

Released 5 years after Pac-Man 256.

Genre100Game mode68Tone38Visuals0

#12Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock

56

Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock

GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

OfflineSoloMultiplayerCo-opPvP

IGDB68· 5

Year 2010Dev Vicarious Visions · Budcat CreationsOn PlayStation 3

✓ Shared with Pac-Man 256: puzzle design, offline and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings fantasy world, PvP competition and visual third person, while skipping roguelike runs

Where it drifts furthest from Pac-Man 256: visuals.

Genre100Game mode90Visuals0

#13AudioSurfClosest on world

59

AudioSurf

GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloCo-opOfflineCasualProcedural

Steam👍 96%· 11KRAWG👍 78%· 550MC85IGDB90· 2

Year 2008Dev Dylan FittererPlaytime ~3hOn PC

✓ Like Pac-Man 256, it's known for puzzle design, vibe casual and procedural generation

≠ Where it differs: brings vibe relaxing and visual third person, while skipping roguelike runs

Audiosurf is a puzzle rhythm game developed by Invisible Handlebar. Players control a levitating vehicle and race it down a multi-colored highway. The players have to collect colored blocks known as "cars" and form clusters of three or more blocks of the same color.

Where it drifts furthest from Pac-Man 256: visuals.

Genre100World100Game mode82Tone72Visuals0

#14Kind Words (lo fi chill beats to write to)

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Kind Words (lo fi chill beats to write to)

GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

MultiplayerSoloCo-opCasualRelaxing

Steam👍 98%· 9.0KRAWG👍 87%· 69IGDB90· 1

Year 2019Dev PopcannibalPlaytime ~2hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ If you enjoyed Pac-Man 256, expect puzzle design, vibe casual and multiplayer gameplay

≠ Where it differs: brings vibe relaxing, strong narrative focus and cozy, relaxing feel, while skipping roguelike runs

Write Nice Letters to People and Get StickersHas something got you down? Stressed you out? Scared you? That's pretty normal. It might help you to talk about it. In Kind Words, players anonymously write out their concerns and sorrows by making short requests for letters.

Where it drifts furthest from Pac-Man 256: visuals and tone.

Released 4 years after Pac-Man 256.

Genre100Game mode92Tone26Visuals0

#15Disney's Goof TroopClosest on visuals

54

Disney's Goof Troop

GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloMultiplayerCo-opIsometric

Year 1993Dev Capcom

✓ Like Pac-Man 256, it's known for puzzle design, single-player focus and multiplayer gameplay

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, while skipping roguelike runs

It predates Pac-Man 256 by 22 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode92Visuals79

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